Fish Handling

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Icelandic company, Kapp is a service-driven leader in refrigeration solutions, delivering advanced refrigeration, chilling, freezing and processing systems for the seafood, meat and poultry industries.

27th July 2026

IceFish: Kapp OptimICE boosts onboard fish quality

27th July 2026

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

New startup Mastur has launched in Iceland to deliver seafood processing services, spare parts and equipment development, targeting reliability and rapid support for fish processing operations.

1st April 2026

Mastur targets seafood processing growth

1st April 2026

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Austral Fisheries has expanded its premium Glacier 51 toothfish fleet with the launch of the Australian fishing company’s new flagship vessel, Austral Odyssey, marking a significant investment in technology, product quality and long-term…

24th February 2026

Austral Fisheries launches hybrid-powered Austral Odyssey to bolster Glacier 51 toothfish fleet

24th February 2026

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkish shipbuilder Tersan Shipyard has delivered the advanced fishing vessel Leinebris (NB1116) to Norwegian owner Leinebris AS, marking a significant step forward in multi-gear capability and low-emission vessel design for the fisheries sector.

10th February 2026

Tersan hands over hybrid longliner–seiner Leinebris, setting new benchmarks

10th February 2026

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Vestværftet has delivered new seiner Elias Johan to Sørvågen company Benonisen Fiskeri. Built to operate as a seine netter for demersal species and a purse seiner for pelagics, the vessel has options…

23rd January 2026

Lofoten seiner arrives from Danish builder

23rd January 2026

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

A prototype machine that could reshape working conditions and animal-welfare standards in the UK nephrops fishery has won the inaugural Catch Welfare Innovation Award, with Norway-based Optimar recognised as the key technological…

20th November 2025

Optimar nephrops machine wins award

20th November 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Norway’s Knester AS has taken delivery of its third newbuild in more than 50 years – a 75.2-metre pelagic vessel from Karstensen Shipyard. Built to the yard’s own design and equipped for…

10th November 2025

Karstensen delivers new Knester to long-established pelagic operator

10th November 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) has won a contract to act as system integrator and to deliver power and automation systems to a newbuild live fish carrier that shipbuilder Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted…

15th October 2025

NES secures equipment contract for new live fish carrier

15th October 2025

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

UK-registered charity the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) and tech company Zeal Industries have partnered to support the innovation, field-testing and development of new applications of wearable technologies geared towards small-scale fisheries.

9th September 2025

IPNLF, Zeal team up in small-scale sea safety and traceability drive

9th September 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

In renewing its fleet, Royal Greenland and partner companies went to Skipsteknisk for the designs of filleter factory trawler Sisimiut and four vessels with capacity to process and freeze shrimp onboard, as…

8th September 2025

Fifth Royal Greenland trawler completes series

8th September 2025